중국 연변지역 조선족 노인들의 의료정보 이해능력과 건강상태 (Health Literacy and Health Status of Korean-Chinese Elderly People Living in Yanbian, China)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국간호과학회
· 수록지 정보 : Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / 39권 / 3호 / 386 ~ 392페이지
· 저자명 : 이춘옥, 이옥철, 신기수, 이현문

초록

Purpose: This descriptive study was done to identify the relationship between health literacy and health status and to
provide basic data for developing nursing interventions for Korean-Chinese elders living in Yanbian, China. Methods: For
data collection, intentional sampling of 300 elders was used. The questionnaire was composed of 5 items based on “Ministry
of Health, the People’s Republic of China (2008)” to measure health literacy, 33 health status items from the “Korean Health
Status Measure for Elderly People” developed by Shin (2002), revised for use in China, and 9 general characteristics. Data
were analyzed using SPSS Win 13.0 program. Results: Total level of health literacy was relatively high (68.7%). Elders
had high scores for taking medicines according to doctor’s instruction, but lower ones for full comprehension through communication
with doctors. Health status was high for emotional, physical, and social function in that order. There were significant
differences between general characteristics and health status for gender, age, marital status, education, family,
smoking, and alcohol consumption in that order. Results of multiple regression analysis for factors influencing health status
showed that self-report health level was the most influential, followed by health literacy, age, gender. Conclusion: Health
literacy is the main factor affecting health promotion among minority elders indicating a need to develop health promotion
programs for elders who have low health literacy.

영어초록

Purpose: This descriptive study was done to identify the relationship between health literacy and health status and to
provide basic data for developing nursing interventions for Korean-Chinese elders living in Yanbian, China. Methods: For
data collection, intentional sampling of 300 elders was used. The questionnaire was composed of 5 items based on “Ministry
of Health, the People’s Republic of China (2008)” to measure health literacy, 33 health status items from the “Korean Health
Status Measure for Elderly People” developed by Shin (2002), revised for use in China, and 9 general characteristics. Data
were analyzed using SPSS Win 13.0 program. Results: Total level of health literacy was relatively high (68.7%). Elders
had high scores for taking medicines according to doctor’s instruction, but lower ones for full comprehension through communication
with doctors. Health status was high for emotional, physical, and social function in that order. There were significant
differences between general characteristics and health status for gender, age, marital status, education, family,
smoking, and alcohol consumption in that order. Results of multiple regression analysis for factors influencing health status
showed that self-report health level was the most influential, followed by health literacy, age, gender. Conclusion: Health
literacy is the main factor affecting health promotion among minority elders indicating a need to develop health promotion
programs for elders who have low health literacy.

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